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ChristianKl comments on Moloch: optimisation, "and" vs "or", information, and sacrificial ems - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 07 August 2014 12:18:21AM 4 points [-]

Ok, now to the point. The "Moloch" idea is very interesting, and, at the FHI, we may try to do some research in this area (naming it something more respectable/boring, of course, something like "how to avoid stable value-losing civilization attractors").

Given that we don't want to stay with jargon that's not open to outsiders it would be great if we could find a good catch phrase that not as long as the one you suggest.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 07 August 2014 10:17:21AM 7 points [-]

Given that we don't want to stay with jargon that's not open to outsiders

You haven't experienced academia, have you? ;-)

But a good catch phrase alongside the dull description would be a good idea.

Comment author: Vulture 08 August 2014 01:24:25AM 2 points [-]

I think Scott's river/landscape imagery was pretty fitting. Maybe something like "value sinkholes"?

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